FORWARDS

Besart Berisha, Melbourne Victory

In the season that made him the A-League's first ever player to reach 100 goals, Berisha did not disappoint. Playing in his third season for the club, he was a clinical finisher, scoring 21 times during the season.

He was a target man and player that other teams feared. His aggression and ability to craft a goal with consistency saw him never go more than two goals without scoring or assisting a goal.

His goals were often decisive and while some striker vanish, he always stepped up during a big game. His goal against Brisbane Roar during the semi-final was the only thing that separated the two sides and his goal against Sydney FC in the Grand Final saw the game go right down to the wire.

He created more chances than Jamie Maclaren and scored as many goals as the youngster, from less chances. He missed just one game for Melbourne all season and scored or assisted 25 of their 51 goals.

He may have shared the Golden Boot with Jamie Maclaren this season but it was still a record breaking season for Besart Berisha. At 31 years of age, many might expect he would be slowing down but it seems that this season has been one of his best yet.

Jamie Maclaren, Brisbane Roar

Despite rumours that he could move overseas, Jamie Maclaren remained with Roar this season and weren’t they lucky he did. The joint Golden Boot winner with Berisha, Maclaren was able to score  just as many goals despite playing less minutes than his Victory counterpart.

This was certainly the season for Maclaren. Having scored 20 goals last season, he backed it up this season scoring another 20. At just 23 years of age, he has shown an ability to score great goals and to be a deadly poacher in front of goals.

He was impressive throughout the season but he shone particularly when Brisbane needed him, fighting for third place. He brought the season home strong, scoring 11 times during Brisbane’s last 9 games of the regular season.

Currently, rumours are again swirling that Maclaren will head overseas and while it is pretty much certain that he won’t be at Brisbane next season, they will surely be thankful for a great year.